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Summary of Stock Options Summarized by Exercise Price (Detail) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 9.25	$ 9.22	$ 7.76	$ 7.70
Exercisable Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 7.73	$ 7.82	$ 7.70	$ 7.95
Incentive Stock Option Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding Weighted Average, Shares	626,845
Outstanding Weighted Average, Remaining Life (Months)	79 months	90 months
Outstanding Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 9.25	$ 9.22
Exercisable Weighted Average, Shares	373,929	447,879
Exercisable Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 7.73	$ 7.82
Incentive Stock Option Plan | Range One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price Per Share, Lower Range	$ 7.50
Outstanding Weighted Average, Shares	357,250
Outstanding Weighted Average, Remaining Life (Months)	59 months
Outstanding Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 7.50
Exercisable Weighted Average, Shares	357,250
Exercisable Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 7.50
Incentive Stock Option Plan | Range Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price Per Share, Lower Range	11.32
Exercise Price Per Share, Upper Range	$ 14.75
Outstanding Weighted Average, Shares	269,595
Outstanding Weighted Average, Remaining Life (Months)	104 months
Outstanding Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 11.56
Exercisable Weighted Average, Shares	16,679
Exercisable Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 12.69
Performance Based Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding Weighted Average, Shares		98,410
Outstanding Weighted Average, Remaining Life (Months)	24 months	36 months
Outstanding Weighted Average, Exercise Price	$ 11.49	$ 11.49
Performance Based Options | Range Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price Per Share, Lower Range		$ 11.49
Outstanding Weighted Average, Shares		98,410
Outstanding Weighted Average, Remaining Life (Months)		24 months
Outstanding Weighted Average, Exercise Price		$ 11.49

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